"The traces of blood" .. Yemen's history of looted million dollars in public auctions

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At least 100 antiquities from Yemen have been sold in public auctions for an estimated 1 million dollars in the United States and Europe since 2011, according to the Life Science report of the country's so-called "Blood Traces".

The artifacts include ancient inscriptions, statues and manuscripts. Some of the artifacts contain detailed information about the origin indicating that they were removed from the country decades ago, while others contain little information about whether they were stolen or looted recently.

"We call upon the art market and the general public to help restore the lost treasures of Yemen," said Life Science. "This is the legitimate property of the Yemeni people who hope to transfer it to future generations.

Satellite images

Satellite images indicate that the looting of archaeological sites in Yemen is not as rampant as in Syria and Iraq. The satellites found that a large area, probably using a bulldozer north of the old city of Shabwa, sometime between 2010 and 2015, , And also found that the location of the Old City Wushan city, increased looting in 2013 and slowed in 2016.

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